Green corridors are linear corridors connecting natural corridors such as river lengths, ridges or valleys,canals, scenic roads or parks, natural reserve areas, cultural objects or historical settlements that are transformed for recreational use along the railway route. As it can be understood from this definition, green roads cover many different uses. Biologists and landscape ecologists define the green roads as a faunal distribution corridors, as linear natural corridors that connect two or more existing habitats to preserve natural flora and fauna. Greenways are the integrity of linear open spaces that are planned and managed for ecological, recreational and cultural uses and protected and managed for these purposes. While most of the greenways are for recreation or nature conservation, some of them are planned to cover both. Greenways planned for recreation allow walking, cycling , organized sports and group activities. In addition, greenways that can connect with each other connect also with historical or natural objects as they follow natural corridors such as rivers, lakes and ridges.

1. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
ERCIYES UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
LANDSCAPE PLANNING PROJECT-GREENWAY CONCEPT AND ITS PLANNING
PREPARED BY :
106021174 BLAISE NKUBIYAHO
KAYSERI/TURKEY ,12 JUNE 2020

2. GREEN WAY CONCEPT AND ITS PLANNING
Green corridors are linear corridors connecting natural corridors such as river lengths, ridges
or valleys,canals, scenic roads or parks, natural reserve areas, cultural objects or historical
settlements that are transformed for recreational use along the railway route. As it can be
understood from this definition, green roads cover many different uses.
Biologists and landscape ecologists define the green roads as a faunal distribution corridors,
as linear natural corridors that connect two or more existing habitats to preserve natural flora
and fauna.
Greenways are the integrity of linear open spaces that are planned and managed for
ecological, recreational and cultural uses and protected and managed for these purposes.
While most of the greenways are for recreation or nature conservation, some of them are
planned to cover both.
Greenways planned for recreation allow walking, cycling , organized sports and group
activities.
In addition, greenways that can connect with each other connect also with historical or
natural objects as they follow natural corridors such as rivers, lakes and ridges.

3. A GLANCE AT THE HİSTORY OF GREENWAY
In the 1970s, when the loss of open spaces in the United States began to become apparent
across the country, the concept of greenway gained importance with planning studies for
conservation.
Greenways ,which require less space than traditional(non-linear parks) and allow for
various recreation activities and establish a system by easily associating light green areas of
different qualities, have been supported by the relevant organizations and environmental
organizations.
In 1987, the Open Air Commission proposed to expand the greenways as a national
system. In this context, it is possible to see many examples of greenways that are defined
as green extensions or connection roads of the natural, cultural and built
Environment where the public can easily reach the nature in America where 80% of the
population lives in cities.
According to Littlea (1995),It is possible to classify greenways, which are natural green
areas created in the form of preserved linear corridors and which increase the
environmental quality and provide outdoor recreation, in five categories:
1. Greenways designed along the river in urban scale: These are the places that cover
different functions throughout the urban river.

4. 2. Greenways with recreational purposes: Generally, they are areas with various
characteristics that have a trail along a long line or have a distinctive trace. As it is for natural
corridors, canals and abandoned / unused railway routes that can be used for this purpose.

5. Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, Washington (Little 1995).
3. Ecologically interesting natural corridors: These are the areas that usually cover rivers
and streams and sometimes extend along ridges and elevations.They are areas used for
nature studies, scientific research, protection of wildlife, prevention of migration and
species change, hiking and climbing.

6. 4. Scenic roads, historical roads, routes with visual landscape value: These are the roads and
areas where the spaces, which usually run along a road or highway and that allow various
activities of pedestrians at certain points, are designed by getting off the cars.

7. San Juan Islands "Ferry Corridor Greenway", Puget Sound, Washington (Little 1995).
5. Comprehensive greenway: Generally, these greenway systems are placed in the form of
natural land such as valley and ridge.
In this system, it is greenway system that offers new options by linking open space and
greenways with different features and content and associating them with open field and
greenway systems that have different usage on urban or regional scale.
Due to the linear feature of the corridors in this system formed by the land form, it enables
activities such as walking, horse-riding, cycling, climbing as well as the sustainability of species
and nutrients in terms of wildlife.

8. GREENWAY PLANNING CASE STUDIES
1.Vienna-Prague Greenway
The Vienna-Prague Greenway is one of the areas with the greatest natural and cultural values
of Europe.
The Vienna-PragueGreenway implementation covers a route of approximately 400
kilometers. At certain points on this route, there are interesting settlements where various
artistic and cultural events are organized and festivals are held.
It provides users the opportunity to walk, bike, ride horses, visit the castle, medieval churches
and monasteries in historical towns and villages and stay along this greenway.
Vienna - Prague Greenway implementation is also known as Czech Greenways. This route has
a unique quality as a road where salt, silver and amber have been traded for centuries.
In this part of the greenway which surrounds Lake Bohemia, large meadow fields and oak
forests display exceptional views.

9. 2.ROSE F.KENNEDY GREENWAY
The purpose of the Greenway Conservation Organization is to ensure the continuity of parks and green
spaces with different functions and identities where users can easily reach and participate in various
recreational activities.
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway consists of five different parks:North End Park, Wharf District, Fort Point
Channel, Dewey Square and China Town.
While questioning the sustainability of the greenway; its success in solving social and cultural problems in
the society, how it will affect the general habits of the society, whether it will create opportunities for
recreation and education and its contribution to the quality of urban life in general are carefully studied.

10. Rose F. Kennedy Greenway located in Massachusetts State.

11. 3.İSTANBUL GREENWAY
The main purpose of the 'Greenway Project, designed to help solve the three main problems
of Istanbul transportation, safety and public space is:
• Writing an Istanbul Regeneration Scenario,
• To facilitate the Istanbul transportation ,
• Providing 5.0 million sq.metres of green space to Istanbul,
• To create meeting areas and evacuation corridors for possible earthquakes.
The Greenway Project between TEM(Transit European Motorway) ,E5 Highway and
Küçükçekmece Lake and Pendik covering an area of approximately 10.0 million sq.metres
with a length of 50 km and a width of 200 m will be an important step to reducing the risks
associated with building and quality of life in Istanbul.
Istanbul Greenway

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